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This Easy Form helps you appoint a short-term guardian to be responsible for a child. A short-term guardianship can last up to one year.
This Easy Form does not send your form to your short-term guardian. You can download the form and instructions at the end of the program.
Learn more about getting guardianship of a child.This program will help you make your forms. It will ask questions for you to answer. At the end of the program, you will get completed forms and instructions. You can save and print them, or the program can email them to you.
Form completion time: 10 minutes to 15 minutes
You will be able to save your work in the middle of the program.
The interview and forms are in English.
Can I use this program?
To use this program, you must currently have custody of your children and want to appoint someone else as the short-term guardian to take care of your children for up to one year.
What do I need first?
To complete this program, you will need to know:
- The names and addresses of two people who will witness you sign the guardianship form, and
- The name and address of the person being appointed as the short-term guardian.
What documents will this create?
This program prepares the following forms.
- Instructions
- Appointment of Short-Term Guardian
Worried about doing this on your own? You may be able to get free legal help.
